On the other hand, fruit trees were the products sold for cash income in the moist forest region, and included citrus, mango, cocoa and cashew.
The broader point suggested by the example of cashew is that markets are socially embedded.
The main cash crop in the area after independence was cashew, and respondents were unanimous in stating that cashew commercialisation never recovered to colonial levels.
Also, seedlings of other crops such as cashew, oil palm, kola and coffee were raised and distributed to farmers.
Those who want success in the lottery, it is said, can sometimes obtain mystical insight into the lottery numbers by rubbing a coin against the bark of the cashew tree.
Cotton is the primary crop where contract farming relationships currently exist, but cashew, oilseeds, pigeon pea, and sugar cane also exhibit characteristics that may make such arrangements possible.
Women and men may market cash crops such as cotton, tobacco or cashew to rural traders or companies, depending on what area of the country they are in.
Cashew ownership was widespread but not universal.
